Sociology and Social Class in the United States video

Video title: Social Class in the United States

Use this Discovering Sociology video entitled Social Class in the United States to study the extent of social inequality in the United States and the role of income, wealth, power, occupational prestige, gender and education in the class system in the United States.

Showing the social hardship of the poorest suburbs. How fate is reflected by the distribution of wealth, power and opportunity in society.

Sociology and Social Class in the United States video. Learning Objectives for this video:

Social Class in Sociology. Learn about Social Class in the United States. Gain a global perspective on the major methods, theories, and findings in the field of sociology. Learn about Social Class in the United States and the origins of sociology and how the logic of science is used to study human society.

Study four models of social organization by Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Gerhard and Jean Lenski.

Examine the five major components of culture and see how social inequality exists among social classes, races, genders, and age groups.

Study the effect that economic systems have on the workplace, politics and government, family, religion, education, and health and medicine.

Witness the global social changes that occur through population growth and urbanization and explore how people seek or resist social change through various forms of collective behavior and social movements.

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